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Critically Acclaimed Fanfiction: Guillermo del Toro’s Autobiography Through Frankenstein
Art of any kind has a greater impact when it feels personal. If a movie, poem, melody, or novel captures a moment…
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Everyday English Minors: Lauren Bell
Lauren Bell is a current undergraduate student at Western Illinois University, majoring in Speech Pathology & Audiology and minoring in Creative Writing.…
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The Muppets: Get Back… Again
A review of The Muppet Show (2026), directed by Alex Timbers. ABC and Disney+, 2026. “We’re doing the show again, frog!” -Rowlf,…
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Character Controversy: Severus Snape
When an author suggests that a character is “morally grey,” they imply an ambiguity in the moral motivation behind the cruel and…
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A Marriage Behind Bars
A review of An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018. Life is hard. No one can deny…
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Unpacking My Library: Carter Myers
Carter Myers is a junior at Western Illinois University (WIU). They are in pursuit of an English Major, and possess three minors:…
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The Web-Swinging, Web-Crawling World of The Amazing Spider-Man Exhibition
On November 25, 2025, my sister, my friend, and I drove about an hour to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry…
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My Experience with Audiobooks
As time advances and my grades climb their way even higher on my priority list, the time I am able to designate…
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Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home & Museum: A Remembrance of his Legacy
May 15, 1912, marks the date of Mark Twain’s boyhood home being donated to the city of Hannibal, Missouri. Since then, it–…
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The Power of Community (and pie)
On November, 16th, 2025, Beth M. Howard, author, former resident of the American Gothic house, and baker, presented her film, PIEOWA: A…
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Grief, Memory, and The Passage of Time – Humanity in “A Visit from the Goon Squad”
A review of A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan. Vintage Books, 2010. Jennifer Egan’s 2010 novel, A Visit from…
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Unpacking My Library: Lauren Bell
Lauren Bell is an undergraduate student at Western Illinois University majoring in Speech Pathology & Audiology while minoring in Creative Writing. She…
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